COVID-19 Statistics for Dominica as of 19th August 2021
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In an effort to encourage vaccination, what needs to be stressed is how much more at risk you are of becoming seriously ill if you are unvaccinated. The delta variant can infect vaccinated persons but is unlikely to make them seriously ill or to even display symptoms. Doctors, nurses, other hospital staff and front-line healthcare workers should lead by example and get vaccinated themselves. There are still too many who are not. To return to the level of safety we all enjoyed until last month Dominica should return to the protocols we know to work – a week in quarantine for ALL arrivals and a BAN on cruiseships.